According to Axios, US Central Command will publish the exact date for the start of the naval blockade on Iran later today. The report follows earlier announcements that the blockade would be imposed today, without specifying an exact date.
Minutes after The Zioneer reported that US Central Command was finalizing coordination to impose a naval blockade on Iran later today, Axios reported that CENTCOM will announce the exact start date for the blockade later today. The development adds specificity to earlier statements that did not include a precise date. At 18:33 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported that a CENTCOM spokesperson told the New York Times the blockade would be imposed later today, and at 18:39 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the US military announced it would enforce the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. The blockade is part of an ongoing US campaign to pressure Iran, as The Zioneer has reported in previous coverage of CENTCOM precision strikes and naval deployments. The exact timing of the blockade's imposition remains to be specified until CENTCOM's announcement, which Axios says will come later today.
11 developments
- ConfirmedUS military maintains blockade on Iranian ports until Friday deal signing; Strait of Hormuz remains closed
- StrongUS military announces new wave of strikes against Iranian forces in Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingUS Army says it has begun new wave of strikes in Iran
- DevelopingUS CENTCOM begins third consecutive night of strikes against Iran
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